Where does “eläkepommi” come from?
eläkepommi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pommi, from Swedish bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
eläkepommi (Finnish): pension time bomb
Definitions
- pension time bomb
Ancestry of “eläkepommi”, step by step
eläkepommi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pommi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pommi | bomb |
| 2 | Swedish | bomb | a bomb |
| 3 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 4 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 5 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 6 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Finnish eläke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläke | pension |
| 2 | Finnish | -ke | Forms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -kkä | Front vowel variant of -kka |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |